CrowdStrike Recognized as a Leader in Q3 2026 Forrester Wave for External Threat Intelligence

Overview

Independent research firm Forrester has released its Q3 2026 evaluation of external threat intelligence service providers, naming CrowdStrike as a recognized Leader. The assessment evaluated multiple vendors across technical capabilities, telemetry scope, and strategic market execution.

Evaluation Metrics and Scores

According to the published evaluation, the vendor achieved the highest possible scores in two primary assessment areas:

• Strength of Offering: Measures current product capabilities, data collection breadth, and analysis depth.
• Strength of Strategy: Evaluates the vendor's roadmap, vision, and market execution alignment.

Actionable Advice for SecOps

When assessing external threat intelligence feeds for defensive operations, security engineering teams should look beyond analyst rankings and validate provider feeds against specific enterprise telemetry needs.

• Verify API integration capabilities with existing SIEM and SOAR platforms for automated indicator ingestion.
• Assess the volume of false positives associated with strategic indicators to reduce operational noise for Tier 1 analysts.
• Review the context provided alongside raw indicators, prioritizing threat actor attribution, TTP mapping to frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK, and actionable mitigation guidance.